Ibrahim Mudayris, Official, PA Ministry of Religious Trusts and Religious Affairs:
"Why did Allah change the direction of prayer from Al-Aqsa Mosque (in Jerusalem) to Al-Haram Mosque (in Mecca)? The reason is those [Jews] who are the cause of all catastrophes on earth. The reason for it is those [Jews] who spit their poisons at the international and regional level, those [Jews] who are the reason for every disaster of the world, they are the reason for changing the direction of prayer from Al-Aqsa Mosque to Al-Haram Mosque. These are the Jews, Allah’s curse upon them."